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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Feeroper" data-source="post: 5675738" data-attributes="member: 83317">Great post Steel_Wind! My organized play experiences have been great as well, both with PFS and 4e. Im one of those players that enjoys both PF and 4e at the same level and Ive found the groups that Ive played with have been very good. I find that one thing that the organized play has done for me is to help fan the flames of my enthusiasm with gaming. When you meet new people in gaming, weather they are new to gaming or veterans, its always fun to hear everyones stories. Something I used to let aggitate me would be the online edition warring. It gets really out of hand as any online "debate" can get (especially in the niche hobbies like this). It would bother me because like i said before, I love both 4e and PF, so I always felt in the middle. Of course nowadays I just ignore the wars when they pop up, but i found that when I went to go out for OP, one of my fears was "if the 4e people find out I like PF, will they rip me a new one?" or "What happens if the PF group finds out that I really like 4e as well?". The answer to that was, no one cared, or at least no one cared the way I feared. Everyone has their own tastes, some hate one edition or the other, but i have found in both groups I have played with, there is respect. We are all gamers regardless of what you are playing, and a feeking of belonging that trancends any silly edition wars. I think if you pay too much attention to the message boards for too long, you will get a skewed idea of who you will meet at an OP session. Who you are going to meet is quite likely someone just like you. As with anything, sure you might have a bad experience sometimes, or have a bad apple every once in a while, but that shouldnt be enough to discourage you if you are interested. In my experiences, its been really rewarding to be a part of this community, and it has made the games feel all the more richer because of it. I highly recommend that anyone give it a shot, even if you have a home game, it may be worth your while. [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION]: I cant speak for 401 myself, but if you were interested in the Encounters program at all, Deuling Grounds by the Dufferin subway station has a regular Wednesday Encounters game that runs at 6pm. There are generally 2 to 3 tables every week, and sometimes there is an influx of new players (usually at the beginning of a new season) pushing it to 4. They are very accomodating as well (just make sure to get there on time!) and are an all around relaxed fun group.</blockquote>

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